This work is motivated by two non-intuitive predictions of Quantum Mechanics: non-locality and contextuality. Non-locality is a phenomenon whereby interactions between spatially separated objects appear to be occurring faster than the speed of...

Background
An ongoing public policy concern in the United States is disparities in health care for racial/ethnic minority populations. The National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) addresses these disparities for chronic diseases such as...

Background: Because immigration is a stressful life event accompanied by acculturation pressure in a new country, it inevitably influences the mental health of immigrants.
Thus, the goal of this dissertation is to investigate the mental health...

Marsh restoration through vegetative plantings has become a widely used technique because of its financial feasibility. An active revegetation program in Southwestern Louisiana sponsored by the Gulf Coast Soil and Water Conservation District has...

Background: Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection with worldwide; it is particularly prevalent amongst HIV positive women. The infection is commonly considered easily treatable, yet repeat infection rates in HIV...